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American Gods – Season 3
Amazon Prime
Shadow attempts to break away and assert himself as his own man, setting roots down in the idyllic snowy town of Lakeside, Wisconsin. There he’ll uncover a dark secret while exploring questions of his own divinity. Guided on this spiritual journey by the gods of his black ancestors, the Orisha, Shadow must decide exactly who he is – a god seeking veneration, or a man in service of the ‘we’.
Yearly Departed
Amazon Prime
A series of eulogies for the year 2020, where a lineup of female comedians lay to rest the year that never seemed to end and give it a cathartic sendoff. Hosted by Phoebe Robinson.
Night Stalker: the Hunt for a Serial Killer Netflix
Richard Ramirez terrorized Los Angeles in the early 1980s — this docuseries recounts his reign of terror and reveals how police eventually captured The Night Stalker.
Bling Empire
Netflix
Reality series that follows LA’s wildly wealthy Asian and Asian American fun seekers as they go all out to fabulous parties.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK – series 2
BBC iPlayer
UK version of RuPaul's hit reality competition show where RuPaul searches for the country's next drag superstar.
Fight for First: Excel Esports
BBC iPlayer
Sports documentary series following British underdogs Excel Esports as they fight to be taken seriously in the global esports scene.
Greed
Now TV
Steve Coogan stars as a fashion billionaire who plans an extravagant 60th birthday celebration to bounce back when his reputation is trashed.
A Discovery of Witches – Series 2
Now TV
Mutant witch Diana Bishop and vampire
Matthew Clairmont seek refuge in the fascinating and treacherous world of Elizabethan London. There, they must find a powerful witch to help Diana control her magic and search for the elusive Book of Life. Diana realises instantly that the 16th century Matthew Roydon is a different man to the one she fell in love with, but there is no time to settle in, as Matthew must report to his boss, William Cecil, who pressures Matthew to resume his former occupation – spying for the Queen.
The Serpent
BBC iPlayer
A hidden darkness on Asia’s hippie trail. The twisting, real-life story of a murderer, thief and seductive master of disguise. With Tahar Rahim and Jenna Coleman. All episodes available now.
I Am Greta
BBC iPlayer
The story of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is told through compelling, never-before-seen footage in this intimate documentary about a young girl who has become the voice of a generation. Starting with her oneperson school strike for climate justice outside the Swedish Parliament, the film follows Greta – a shy student with Asperger’s – as she rises to prominence, and her galvanising global impact as she sparks school strikes around the world. The film culminates with her gruelling wind-powered voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to speak at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York City.
The Chaperone
Amazon Prime
In the early 1920s, a Kansas woman finds her life forever changed when she accompanies a young dancer on her fame-seeking journey to New York City.
Widows
Amazon Prime
Four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands’ criminal activities take fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms.
All is True
Netflix
Drama film directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh about William Shakespeare’s returns to Stratford following a massive fire that destroys the Globe Theatre in 1613.